Hello,
I totally agree with Joanne, the iPad Mini or iPad Air certainly do have
their advantages since the larger screen size can be good as well as
bad. I
think this is totally subjective of course because those who find
they have
problems with orientation and spacial awareness the iPad probably is
not a
good choice.
However, I also think of those times where I am going somewhere and I
want
to show sighted friends pictures maybe of a holiday or something
else. Right
now I usually bring my laptop because a 4 inch iPhone screen
definitely is
not great if 3 or 4 people are trying to see that picture of me on the
ground with my arm draped across the back of a 450 pound tiger or my
girl-friend and me riding on an elephant (I can tell you where you
have to
go in Thailand to do these things) *smile*.
My Mom has an iPad 2 which is over 2 years old and the battery life
still
amazes me. Of course the battery life on an iPhone is also awesome if
you
turn on Airplane mode even if you then go back and turn WiFi back on,
but
maintaining constant contact with cell towers really sucks up the juice.
Lastly, I could totally see how even on an iPad Mini one could learn
how to
type with both hands and all fingers with the iPad in lands ape mode.
Regards,
Sieghard
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf
Of Terrie Terlau
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 7:02 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Ipad
Hello!
I learned Voice Over gestures on an iPad 1 that was purchased by my
employer; we had to learn how to use Voice Over so that we would have
better
ideas for our work. Anyway, I found it to be one of the hardest things I
have done in my working life. There is so much on a screen that it
was very
easy to get into trouble. Buttons were farther apart, and it was also
very
easy to go across a border into another app that was on the screen. I
learned, but I have a lot more gray hairs to show it. When I used my X's
iPhone after learning, I was astonished at how much easier it was. I had
resisted touch screens for several years; but after going through the
very
steep learning curve of the iPad, I found the iPhone so much easier
to use
that I bought one and have been hooked ever since.
This is all to say that I found that an iPad is harder to use because
of the
space between icons and the large amount of material on the screen. I
don't
know about the iPad mini, not having tried or seen one. I like the
cases for
iPhones with the battery in them; this extends battery life. There are
probably a few things that the iPad does that the iPhone can't, but
overall,
with a battery case and an iPhone, you can do most everything and save
yourself some of the headache.
On the other hand, there are plenty of blind people who love iPads.
So the
best thing to do is to try one and see what you think.
Terrie
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf
Of Krister Ekstrom
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 6:35 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Ipad
Hi there,
I would love to have a full size IPad because it is easier to type on it
than it is on the internal keyboard of an IPhone, but on the other
hand, the
IPad has such a big screen that it more often than not misinterprets my
gestures especially when i try swiping to the left. Maybe people
don't use
the swiping gestures at all on the IPad, or how do people go about with
that? That was in any case why i sold my ipads. I don't want to get
an IPad
mini if the performance isn't as good as a full sized one, if the
processor
is slower for example.
I also don't know what screen orientation to use. This is probably a
matter
of preference, but i seem to remember that people said to use the
landscape
mode, because it was better on an ipad for some reason, well that didn't
work so good for me but since i was under the impression that
Landscape was
the preferred screen orientation i tried as best i could with it.
/Krister
2 nov 2013 kl. 10:00 skrev RobH. <[email protected]>:
This is about the norm, certainly how I used it at the time. I
swapped it
for a second phone, now notice the battery life.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris H" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: Ipad
My plan if I get one is to use the iPad at home or at a family or
friend's house and use the iPhone when out and about and obviously for
cellular calls and sms messages. Thoughts?
E-mail Facebook and iMessage
[email protected]
On 02/11/2013 02:57, Billy Maynard wrote:
hi,
I have thought about getting an IPad but, is there any reason since I
have an iPhone and it'll do most of the same things or is there a big
difference in the two divices beyond a larger screen? given the
latest
stuff I'm not sure if IPads are still produced or if iPad mini and
iPad
air I'm not sure what the differences are. or would the pads be any
use to a blind person since I can't really use the larger display?
Thanks for any and all input on this question.
Sincerely,
Billy Maynard
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